Softball Recap: Johnsonville Has No Trouble Against Lake City

Johnsonville won against Green Sea Floyds two weeks ago with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Flashes put the hurt on the Lake City Panthers with a sharp 11-1 victory. The Flashes haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Natalee Taylor made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Peyton Wall

Runs

04/30/25 vs Lake City	3
04/16/25 @ Green Sea Floyds	1
04/14/25 @ Lake View	2
04/10/25 vs Latta	1
04/09/25 vs Hannah-Pamplico	2
+ 5 more games

In other batting news, Blair Coker and Peyton Wall did most of the damage at the plate: Coker went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Wall went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Wall has posted since back in March.

Johnsonville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake City only posted a batting average of .150.

Johnsonville's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Lake City, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coming up, Johnsonville will square off against Allendale-Fairfax at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake City has already played their next contest (against Crestwood), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.